Spindle.



No. 787,809. Q PATENTED APR. 18, 1905. J. R. WAHL.

SPINDLE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.19, 190s.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR 11W 46 a. 62%, BY

ATTOR N EL Patented April 18, 1905.

FF ICE.

JULES WAHL, OF NANCY, FRANCE.

SPINDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,809, dated April 18, 1905.

Application filed December 19,1903- Serial No. 185,855.

To It [whom it may (ZU'IMNVIL:

Be it known that I, JULEs \YAHL, a citizen of the Republic of France, and a resident of Nancy, Department of Menrthe-etMoselle, France, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Spindles for Filling,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates especially to that class of spindlesemployed in looms for holding the yarn or thread out of which the fabric is woven, and has for its object the provision of a simple, cheap, strong, and effective spindle of this class.

To attain the desired end my invention consists, essentially, in a spindle for filling made of a solid imperforate piece of wood or other preferred material, one end of said spindle being provided with a support for the spindle having an enlarged end or knob adapted and arranged to enter a correspomling socket in a spindlesha'ft, shuttle, or the like, and

my invention also involves certain other novel and useful combinations or arrangements of parts and peculiarities of construction and operation, all of which will be hereinafter first fully described and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spindle and a winding holder or head therefor embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of my spindle combined with a shuttle. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the spindle separated from carrying parts.

Like numerals of reference, wherever they occur, indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Heretofore the filling or weft-thread has usually been wound upon bobbins and such bobbins have usually consisted of a light wooden body perforated longitudinally for the reception of a metal sustaining rod or spindle. This construction has been found objectionable, for the reason that such bobbins are easily broken by carelessness in handling or dropping upon the floor, &c. By my construction this difficulty is avoided, as the spindle that l have devised is solid without any longitudinal perforation, while at the same time it is easily placed in or removed from position.

1 is the body of the spindle, preferably made of wood, although 1 do not confine my invention to wood, as any suitable material may be substituted therefor without departing from the spirit of my invention. At one end of the body 1 provide a support comprising a shank 3, integral with the body. The shank 3 has an enlarged end, bulb, or knob 4, adapted to fit into a recess in a suitable bearing to prevent any longitudinal movement of the spindle. 2 is a flange near one end of the body 1.

In Fig. 1, is a shaft carrying a head 6, wherein is formed a socket T, corresponding in shape to the shank 3 and knob 1 of the spindle, such socket being open at one side for the introduction of the spindle and having a catch 8 for retaining the spindle within the head. The catch 8 is pivoted at one end to the holder in which the spindle is mounted, its outer or free end being arranged to move into the position indicated in Fig. 1 to close the opening to the recess 7, and thus prevent the spindle from falling out. \Yhen it is desired to remove the spindle, the catch 8 is moved into the recessed portion 7 of the holder, as indicated in Fig. 2 in order to uncover the recess 7, in which the support of the spindle fits. ()n the free end of the catch 8 I provide a projection 8' for manipulating the catch. 9 is a support for the opposite extremity of the spindle.

in Fig. 2 of the drawings is shown a shuttle 1f), wherewith my improved spindle is employed, the relative arrangements of the parts being the same as above set forth.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a spindle for filling, the combination of the spindle proper upon which the yarn is wound, a support at one end thereof and integral therewith, the said support comprising a shank and an enlarged end, a holder providcd with a recess into which the said support is arranged to enter, and a catch for holding the spindle in the recess, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a spindle for filling comprising a body portion upon Which the yarn is Wound, and a support at one end thereof having a shank or stem portion of reduced size and an enlarged head or end, a holder for the spindle having a socket open at one side and shaped to fit the support of the spindle,

and means for confining the spindle-support IO in such socket, substantially as set forth; Signed at New York, in the county and State of New York, this 18th day of December, 1903.

JULES WAHL. WVitnesses:

A. M. PIERCE, KAREN LARSEN. 

